California has reported the first U.S. case of the omicron variant

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The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the U.S. The case was detected in a 2 shot vaccinated person, experiencing mild symptoms, in San Franciso, CA, who returned from South Africa on Nov 22. 📽️⬇️

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California has reported the first U.S. case of the omicron variant
The individual returned from South Africa on Nov. 22 and had mild symptoms. Cases have been found in more than 20 countries, less than a week after the worrying new variant was first identified.
npr.org
1:21 PM · Dec 1, 2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1059835937/omicron-us-first-case

The first case of the omicron variant of COVID-19 has been identified in the U.S., health officials said on Wednesday. The case was detected in a person in California, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"The individual was a traveler who returned from South Africa on November 22," the CDC said in a news release. "The individual, who was fully vaccinated and had mild symptoms that are improving, is self-quarantining and has been since testing positive. All close contacts have been contacted and have tested negative."

The case was identified in San Francisco

The San Francisco health department and California's state health department confirmed the case. In a joint statement, the two agencies said the variant was found thanks to the state's testing and genome sequencing surveillance.

"We must remain vigilant against this variant, but it is not a cause for panic," they said.

The case involves a resident of San Francisco who had recently been in South Africa, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a briefing about the case. She began her travel back into the United States on Nov. 21 and landed in San Francisco on Nov. 22, he said.

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[Nittersing]

1. Welp, here we go.

Now all those other passengers on the plane... guess we'll have cases popping up all over in no time.